Dispatches from Rwanda
Genocide scholar Samuel Totten of the University of Arkansas reports from Rwanda in summer 2009, where he is teaching the first course in genocide studies at the National University of Rwanda. Totten developed the curriculum for a master's degree program in genocide studies at the National University of Rwanda as part of a Fulbright Fellowship. Nearly 50 students are enrolled in the program, and Totten's two assistants are survivors of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Read more »
Morris Funds Five Access Arkansas Need-Based Scholarships
John Morris has given $250,000 to support scholarships in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Health Professions and the Sam M. Walton College of Business. Read more »
Five Candidates to Interview on Campus for Dean of College of Education and Health Professions
Five candidates for the position of dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas have been selected by the search committee for a campus interview. Read more »
Researchers Find Special Education Voucher Programs Ensure Better Services, Outcomes for Students
In a feature article for the winter 2010 issue of Education Next, education researchers Jay P. Greene and Stuart Buck of the University of Arkansas, drawing on extensive previous research on the effects of special education vouchers, dispel several common myths about these programs and show how they have benefited handicapped children in states where they have been enacted, including those not in private placements. Read more »
Peabody Hall Restoration
The restoration of Peabody Hall is under way with architectural firms making plans for work that will both update the building constructed in 1913 and restore many of its historical features. Read more »
University of Arkansas Calls on Faculty, Staff, Students to Log 1,000 Miles on Oct. 9
Attention University of Arkansas faculty, staff and students: bring your running or walking shoes to work on Friday, Oct. 9. Intramural/Recreational Sports wants your help in logging 1,000 miles that day. Read more »
Rehabilitation Program Garners Funds to Support Students
The nationally ranked rehabilitation counseling program at the University of Arkansas will once again be able to fund graduate students' education through a traineeship award from the Rehabilitation Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Education.
Research Investigates Rebuilding Identity When Communication Is Impaired
In Neurogenic Communication Disorders: Life Stories and the Narrative Self, University of Arkansas researchers challenge readers to explore “the messy but powerful relationships between communication impairment and maintenance of a viable sense of self.” Read more »
Biomechanics Research Gives Insight Into Preventing Baseball, Softball Pitching Injuries
Gretchen Oliver and four of her students presented their research on the athletic performance of pitchers in August at an international conference on the biomechanics of sports. Read more »
University, Northwest Arkansas Communities Join for First 'One Book' Reading Program
University of Arkansas students, faculty and staff are joining reading groups across northwest Arkansas for the first "One Book, One Community" project, which is planned as an annual event intended to focus local attention on the themes and issues raised in a single book. Read more »
New Museum Opens With Exhibit on Rocks, Rivers, Roadcuts
While she may have seemed cool and calm as she prepared for the opening of a new museum at the University of Arkansas, the little girl in Lynne Hehr was jumping up and down with excitement. Read more »
Arkansas Leadership Academy Introduces New Logo
The Arkansas Leadership Academy based in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas unveiled a new logo this fall. The academy offers professional development opportunities for the state's educators. Read more »
Kinesiology Professor Competes in Decathlon
In his job as a clinical associate professor of kinesiology, Jack Kern teaches physical education courses to University of Arkansas students studying to be teachers. He's been pretty physically active most of his life, too. Read more »
Author's Books Hard to Keep on Shelf
University of Arkansas professor Christian Goering invited booing from the audience when he introduced Chris Crutcher, an author of young adult literature, at the Fayetteville Public Library this summer. Read more »
How Buildings Affect Student Achievement to Be Focus of First Lecture in 2009-10 Series
The fall’s first speaker in an education reform lecture series at the University of Arkansas will address whether money spent on school buildings tends to affect student achievement. Read more »
Research Examines Fairness in Olympic Funding and Support for Amateur Athletics
In the first study to examine resource allocation in Olympic sport, research led by Stephen W. Dittmore of the University of Arkansas revealed a gap between what administrators of U.S. National Governing Bodies thought was fair and how they believed funding would be distributed by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Read more »
Advisory Council Honors Dean Greenwood by Creating Scholarship Fund in College
Reed Greenwood, who retired July 31 as dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, will positively affect students lives after his tenure as dean thanks to a scholarship fund created in his honor by the college's Dean's Advisory Council. Read more »
Linking Lyrics of Simon and Garfunkel to Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men Through Musical Intertextuality
It’s not often that Simon and Garfunkel and Pink Floyd songs are connected to literature such as Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Read more »
Teachers Focus on Writing Skills at Four-Week University of Arkansas Invitational
Eleven Arkansas teachers have been invited to learn new strategies to improve their students' writing skills this summer during the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project invitational institute on the University of Arkansas campus. Read more »
Research Finds Bodybuilders With Similar Body Image Concerns, Whether or Not They Use Steroids
When it comes to characteristics associated with muscle dysmorphia, there is no difference between bodybuilders who use steroids and those who do not, a University of Arkansas researcher found. Read more »
Smith Appointed as Interim Dean of College of Education and Health Professions
University of Arkansas professor Tom Smith has been appointed interim dean of the College of Education and Health Professions. Read more »
Childhood Education Instructor Brings Spark to Social Studies by Diving Into Genealogy
Casey Patterson has caught her college instructor's passion – that is, the passion Susan Riggs has both for teaching and for genealogy. Read more »
College Students Teach Teens to Tutor Elementary Pupils
University of Arkansas students helped "light the way" this past school year, building leadership skills of bilingual teens and improving literacy of elementary students. Read more »
Teens Learn of Guaranteed Job Opportunities in Nursing
In today's down job market, Lepaine Sharp-McHenry's words were striking: "In this profession, it is pretty much guaranteed that you can find a job anywhere in the United States." Read more »
'Alternative Spring Break' to Honduras an Eye-Opener for Student
Jillian Knox, a 19-year-old from Mountain Home, Ark., had never been out of the United States without her parents before and it took a bit of convincing for them to allow her to go to Honduras last March. Read more »
Blogging Presents Challenge for Sport Organizations, Dittmore Finds
Sport organizations are grappling with what to do about bloggers, according to research by a University of Arkansas professor. Issues center on whether to grant access to bloggers and what requirements to set to grant credentials for this new media form. Read more »
Teachers Can Make Big Impact by Instructing Students to 'Leave No Trace'
The Leave No Trace workshop Aug. 7 will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building, Room 103, on the University of Arkansas campus. Read more »
To Teach About Social Justice, Understand Injustice, Park Says
An initial examination of how teachers understand and teach about social justice confirmed that "it is critical that teachers understand social injustice before teaching about social justice," according to University of Arkansas educator Sung Choon Park. Read more »
Three Candidates to Interview on Campus for Dean of College of Education and Health Professions
Three candidates for the position of dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas have been selected by the search committee to visit the campus for interviews. Read more »
Aslin Adds National Award for Advising to His Honors
Larry Aslin, an instructor of communication disorders at the University of Arkansas, won three awards for advising this year, most recently from the National Academic Advising Association. Read more »
Colleges Partner on Grant to Improve Middle Level Teachers' Math Content Knowledge
The University of Arkansas, in a partnership with six public school districts in northwest Arkansas, recently received a $350,000 grant from the state Department of Education for a three-year project to improve teachers' mathematics content knowledge. Read more »
New Jersey, Ohio Ask Arkansas Professor for Advice on Standards, Teacher Training
University of Arkansas professor Sandra Stotsky, a nationally known expert on K-12 standards and teacher training, is assisting Ohio and New Jersey with its education reform. Read more »
Center for Math and Science Education Receives Grant to Offer Summer Teachers' Institutes
The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Arkansas has received federal funding to offer one or more summer institutes for 30 to 60 teachers, this time receiving the largest grant award for this program through the state. Read more »
Arkansas School Funding System Channels Resources to Disadvantaged Students
The school funding system in Arkansas now aggressively targets additional resources to districts that serve disadvantaged student populations, a University of Arkansas study found. Read more »
Boat Tours of Lake Fort Smith Prove to Be Effective Interpretive Programs
At the international conference of the National Association for Interpretation in Athens, Greece, Gregory M. Benton will present a case study of the effectiveness of a boat tour as an interpretative program about Lake Fort Smith. Read more »
College of Education and Health Professions to Honor Faculty, Staff
The College of Education and Health Professions will honor faculty members for advising, teaching, research and service at its spring faculty and staff meeting on May 1 on the University of Arkansas campus. The college will also recognize staff members. Read more »
University of Arkansas Teaching Center Welcomes Neighbors as New Co-Director
Nursing professor Marianne Neighbors has accepted a three-year appointment as the newest co-director of the Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center at the University of Arkansas. Read more »
Agreement Provides for Exchange of Students between Arkansas, Sweden
A new exchange agreement between a Swedish university and the University of Arkansas grew from an effort to strengthen students' understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of health care, according to one of its architects. Read more »
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